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Winners of the Volvo CE Excellence in Service Delivery Award 2019

Posted: 21 December 2018.

Setting the standards for exceptional technical and customer service is something TransDiesel takes very seriously. With the vision of being New Zealand’s leading sales and service organisation, the company understands that service delivery is the cornerstone of any premium brand’s aftermarket solutions. This is why TransDiesel has invested considerable resources into fostering technical talent and developing service infrastructure to maintain, repair its Volvo products according to the brand’s best practice quality and safety standards.

DELIVERING WORLD-CLASS SERVICE: TWO TRANSDIESEL TEAMS QUALIFY TO THE FINAL ROUND OF THE VOLVO MASTERS 2019

Posted: 21 December 2018.

TransDiesel has two teams that have successfully made it through to the Volvo CE Masters final, to be held in Sweden in March 2019
The two teams have battled it out at the Oceania and APAC regional competitions and will now advance to the World final.

Volvo CE reports lowest carbon emissions on record through electric powered partner site

Posted: 22 November 2018.

Low carbon emissions were just the tip of the iceberg “discoveries” for Volvo and Skanska’s electric-powered quarry operations. A reported 70% reduction in energy cost and a 40% drop in the cost of operators, meant that this joint venture’s insights were not just environmentally significant, but also fiscally savvy.

First Volvo EC380DL in New Zealand logs like a champ!

Posted: 10 May 2018.

Deep in the Kaingaroa Forest in the North Island of New Zealand, on a patch of logging land so challenging that previous harvesting crews left it behind, an EC380DL crawler excavator from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is clearing up remnants of old Douglas fir and navigating the tough terrain like a champ.

New Volvo EC250D High and Wide sold to Franklin Logging

Digging for over 10,000 hours without missing a beat!

Posted: 27 March 2018.

Kev from Digout services owns a large fleet of Yanmar compact excavators.
Working hard out on the frontline is one of his original ViO-55’s, which has now clocked over 10,000 hours of service and is still going strong.

A new Volvo addition to the Permapine fleet.

Posted: 26 March 2018.

Permapine has slipped a new Volvo L90F wheel loader into their round-wood operation in the central North Island.
The Volvo L90F has proven to be the ultimate size loader for the operation plus with dealer support from TransDiesel just minutes away, the choice to remain with Volvo was easy.

A VOLVO LOADER OF MANY HATS

Posted: 23 March 2018.

A new L220H wheel loader was recently delivered to Dongwha NZ in Gore. This machine joins a L50H loader, which was delivered last month.
The L220H’s main roles will be unloading the log trucks, feeding the ring row which feeds the MDF manufacturing plant, along with cleaning up around the log piles.

New I-100 Terex Finlay Impact Crusher to Southern Aggregates

Posted: 22 March 2018.

This Impact crusher was purchased to complement the Southern Aggregates existing mobile operations.
This is the sixth Terex Finlay unit in their fleet, and will join their two double deck mobile screens, a cone crusher, a jaw crusher and a classifer.

Discovery and refurbishment of a 1930 Kohler generator set.

Posted: 22 March 2018.

A 1930’s vintage Kohler generator was discovered in New Zealand by the manufacturer in 2016, when they received an email request for a service manual for the set.
Upon its discovery Kohler became very interested in the fact that it was still running and was in really good condition.
TransDiesel subsequently agreed with the owners to swap the vintage set for a brand new generator and returned the set to Kohler in Singapore.
The generator has since been fully refurbished by Kohler in Singapore and is now taking pride of place in their showroom.

KIWISTARS RACE REPORT FROM FINAL ROUND OF NZSBK 2018

Posted: 20 March 2018.

Jack Cotton has been competing in the 2018 NZSBK championship in the 250 production class. He runs our high performance eni motorcycle oils in his bike. Jack has finished second in the 250 championship.
He won all three races at round four from pole position and also set a new lap record for the class!.

VOLVO ECR235CL EXCAVATOR REVIEW BY JOHNSTON CIVIL

Review of Volvo ECR88 Plus hydraulic excavator

Posted: 18 October 2017.

There is never a better recommendation of a machine’s capabilities, or indeed the service provided by its suppliers, than one given by someone who sits in the operator’s seat every day of the week for an extended measure of time.

Fighting frosts with Perkins engines

Posted: 07 August 2017.

If you travel through any major wine or fruit growing region in New Zealand or Australia, you’ll be sure to see FrostBoss frost fans protecting the crops. These impressive fans are used for frost protection for vines, kiwifruit, nuts, citrus and all stone fruit among others.

Short film of Volvo forestry equipment

Posted: 25 May 2017.

Here is a short film showcasing Volvo CE Forestry excavators and log loaders working in the Taupo region of New Zealand. The film demonstrates Volvo Construction Equipments' initiatives and commitment to environmental care and sustainability and in particular shows how they continue to be a global leader in producing technologically advanced and fuel efficient machines

Volvo Construction Equipment reveals prototype autonomous machines

Volvo Construction Equipment predicts up to a 95% reduction in carbon emissions at electric site

Posted: 18 January 2017.

Volvo Construction Equipment is working on an electric site research project that aims to transform the quarry and aggregates industry by reducing carbon emissions by up to 95% and total cost of ownership by up to 25%.

Waste Management reaching new heights!

Posted: 08 November 2016.

Waste Management NZ Ltd is NZ’s leading provider of waste disposal services. The company collects, transports, treats, recycles, recovers and disposes of residential, commercial, and industrial waste.
Their North shore transfer station at Rosedale Road in Auckland was looking for a mobile material handling solution to manage the sorting of incoming waste and bulk loading of outgoing landfill trucks.
After reviewing four machine options they selected a Sennebogen 818M E Series material handler.

Worlds first Volvo L250H log loader

Generator install at Vodafone's Innov8 project

Posted: 29 September 2016.

Revealed as NZ's most technologically advanced office, Vodafone's Innov8 building is a key tenant of Christchurch city’s Innovation Precinct.
The 8,900 square-metre building comprises five levels of office space, a Vodafone Concept Store and cafes. The innovation pricinct itself is an anchor project at the heart of Christchurch's central city revitalisation.
The Innov8 building houses Vodafone's customer service call centre and other staff that were displaced from their original building due to the 2011 earthquake. It also houses an innovation centre where new applications will developed and tested on their test mobile network.
As part of the building fit out they required a generator and fuel tank to be installed.

Burwood Hospital generator project

Posted: 23 September 2016.

Burwood Hospital in Chrischurch, was having a new Aged Care hospital wing built and this required a new boiler house to supply the enlarged campus. The new European manufactured bio-mass boilers required a standby generator to be installed and integrated into the control system for the boiler, along with the associated generator control and monitoring systems.

VOLVO ECR305CL FUELLING SUCCESS!

Posted: 11 May 2016.

Fuel Installations Auckland Limited, are a specialist company that provide all the products and services needed to get a petrol service station up and running. They had a need for a new excavator that was able to offer more reach, power and stability as a result of some jobs requiring larger tank installations.

Big News for Volvo at Bauma

50 YEARS OF VOLVO ARTICULATED HAULERS

Posted: 06 April 2016.

Volvo Construction Equipment is not just the leader in articulated haulers – it created the market in 1966. As the concept reaches its historic 50 year milestone, Volvo is still creating machines that go where others fear to tread.

LAKEWEED HARVESTERS BIODEGRADABLE HYRAULIC OIL SOLUTION

Posted: 25 February 2016.

Monty Python fans will know the story of the man who gets up every morning and cleans the lake but that is exactly what Howard and Ann Emeny do. Howard and Ann own Lakeweed Harvesters and Contractors and clear weed from the lakes of central Bay of Plenty region.

Effective 1st December 2015, TransDiesel Ltd has purchased the Pacific Material Handlings (PMH) New Zealand business which is primarily for the distribution of the Sennebogen material handling product.

Power Solutions in Oxford

Posted: 06 November 2015.

Mike Rutherford a local supermarket owner from Oxford has recently purchased a Kohler Industrial Generator for his NEW FreshChoice and a Tx generator for his home. With the exceptional quality Rutherford is more then pleased with their performance so far. Read more about his experience the Kohler and Tx brand here.

Volvo L350F machine review

VOLVO IN THE LIMELIGHT

Posted: 29 April 2015.

Driving up the access road to Ravensdowns’ Lime quarry in Geraldine, felt more of pleasurable scenic drive, than a work field trip. Arriving at the quarry offices you are treated to vast 360 degree views of the Canterbury plains and surrounding forest clad hills and distant mountains of McKenzie country.

Can you play golf with an excavator?!

Volvo Forestry Carriers purpose built for NZ market

Posted: 04 March 2015.

In an effort to produce a machine for true New Zealand conditions, TransDiesel and Volvo CE extensively researched with multiple contractors on their sites to establish what is required to meet the harsh New Zealand Forestry conditions.